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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2867
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2867
An applicant for a license authorizing the practice of vocational nursing in this state under this chapter, upon the filing of an application for a vocational nurse license on a form prescribed by the board, shall pay the fee required by this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2867.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2867.5
Every person to whom a license is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance and in addition to any other fee that may be payable, pay the initial license fee prescribed by this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2867.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2867.6
After receiving the results of having passed the examination and upon receipt of the initial license fee required by subdivision (h) of Section 2895, the board shall issue a receipt or temporary certificate which will serve as a valid permit for the licensee to practice under thi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2868
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2868
The board shall hold not less than two examinations each year for applicants desirous of practicing vocational nursing in this State, at such times and places as the board may determine.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2870
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2870
Examinations shall be written, but in the discretion of the board may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination in such subjects as the board determines. All examinations shall be conducted by such persons and in such manner and under such rules and regulations as the b
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2871
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2871
Any applicant who fails to pass the first examination may take a second examination upon payment of the fee required by this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872
The board shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination. The form of the license shall be determined in accordance with Section 164.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872.1
The board upon written application and receipt of the required application fee may issue a license without examination to any applicant who possesses a valid, unrevoked license as a vocational nurse or practical nurse issued by any other state or a foreign country, and who in the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872.2
(a) An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the form prescribed by the board. (b) If the application for licensure by examination is received by the board no later than four months after completion of a board-approved nursing program and appr
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2872.3
(a) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board a physical mailing address. (b) Applicants and licensees shall provide the board an electronic mail address no later than July 1, 2022. Unless an applicant specifies in writing a preference for regular mail, the board shall dir
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2873
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2873
Any person possessing either the education or the experience, or any combination of both the education and the experience, equivalent to that acquired in an approved school of vocational nursing may be licensed as a vocational nurse under the provisions of this chapter, provided
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2873.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2873.5
Any person who has served on active duty in the medical corps of any of the armed forces, in which no less than an aggregate of 12 months was spent in rendering bedside patient care, and who has completed the basic course of instruction in nursing required by the person’s particu
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2873.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2873.6
(a) Any person who on the effective date of this section is employed as a medical technical assistant or as a senior medical technical assistant by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who served on active duty in the medical corps of any of the Armed Forces of the U
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2875
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2875
Every licensee may be disciplined as provided in this article. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2876
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2876
(a) The board shall discipline the holder of any license, whose default has been entered or who has been heard by the board and found guilty, by any of the following methods: (1) Suspending judgment. (2) Placing the licensee on probation. (3) Suspending the licensee’s right to pr
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2877
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2877
If the holder of a license is suspended, the licensee shall not be entitled to practice vocational nursing during the term of suspension and shall return the license to the board. Upon the expiration of the term of suspension, the licensee shall be reinstated by the board and sha
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878
The board may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter for any of the following: (a) Unprofessional conduct, which includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (1) Incompetence, or gross negligence in carrying out usual nursing functions. (2) A conviction o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.1
(a) If a licensed vocational nurse has knowledge that another person has committed any act prohibited by Section 2878, the licensed vocational nurse shall report this information to the board in writing and shall cooperate with the board in furnishing information or assistance as
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.2
The board shall share all complaints and information related to investigations involving respiratory care services, as described in Chapter 8.3 (commencing with Section 3700), including, but not limited to, data, findings, interviews, and evidence, with the Respiratory Care Board
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.5
In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to do any of the following: (a) Obtain or possess in violation of law, or prescribe, or except as directed by a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.6
A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a licensed vocational nurse is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.7
(a) A person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of the penalty, including modification or termination of probation, after a period not less than the following minimum periods has
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.8
The board may deny any application or may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter based upon the denial of licensure, suspension, restriction, or other disciplinary action of a license by another state, any other government agency, or by another California health
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.9
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2878.9
(a) The board may issue an initial license on probation, with specific terms and conditions, to any applicant who has violated any term of this chapter, but who has met all other requirements for licensure and who has successfully completed the examination for licensure within fo
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2879
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2879
(a) Notwithstanding Section 2878 or any other law, the board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any time a license under this chapter on any of the grounds for disciplinary action provided in this chapter. The proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chap